Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JOYT vs ODTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JOYT and ODTE both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.
About even with SPY
JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JOYT
+14.6%
about even with SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPY
JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JOYT
+14.6%
about even with SPY
0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
JOYT costs 0.33 points a year less; JOYT is far larger, $117m against $2.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JOYT | ODTE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.6% | not published |
| Price change | rose 13.7% (1 year) | fell 7.1% (3 months) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $117m | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JOYT | ODTE | JOYT | ODTE | JOYT | ODTE |
| 3 months | +2.0% | −3.8% | 0.2% | 3.5% | +2.2 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +7.8% | −5.4% | 0.4% | 6.7% | +2.8 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +14.6% | – | 0.9% | – | −0.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · ODTE Apr 2026 | +21.6% | +4.5% | 0.9% | 8.3% | +0.1 pts | not measured |
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JOYT
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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